- Died in an air raid in Vienna in 1945.
- Dark-haired, smoky-voiced leading Austrian actress and singer of musicals and operettas in the 1930's and early 40's. She came to the fore in Willi Forst's Bel Ami (1939), starred in the comedy Frau Luna (1941) and had perhaps her best role opposite Johannes Heesters in Es lebe die Liebe (1944). Her career was tragically cut short. She was killed during a bomb attack on Vienna just weeks before the end of the war.
- Lizzi Waldmüller knew how to bring in a touch of permissiveness and roguish grace into the film during the Nazi time. To her most popular movies during wartime belong "Frau Luna" (1941), "Liebeskomödie" (1942) and "Es lebe die Liebe" (1944).
- The actress Lizzi Waldmüller (1904-1945) was born in a artist family. Her father was director of a travelling theater.
- Lizzi Waldmüller took singing lessons as well as acting lessons, which had a very positive consequence for the later sound movie.
- In her starting time for the film business she didn't have great success. She played supporting roles at the side of stars like Heinz Rühmann and Hans Albers.
- She was killed during a bomb attack against Vienna, a month before the end of World War II. on 8th April 1945.
- She had her breakthrough with "Bel Ami" (1939), where sich also sang the musical hit "Du hast Glück bei den Frau'n, Bel Ami". With this she recommended herself for further music and revue movies.
- First she played for different Austrian stages in the 20s and finally went to Germany, where she appeared in operettas, among others with her husband, the actor Max Hansen.
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